Improved mouse-trap



te ttuitexi MANN- ANTHONY G. DAVIS, OF WATER'IOWN, CONNECTICUT.

Letters Patent No. 88,456, dated March 30, 1869.` v

IMPROVED MOUSE-TRAP.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the sama- To all whom 'it 'may concern:

Bc it known that I, ANTHONY Gr. DAVIS, of Watertown, in thecounty of Litchfield, and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and improved Mouse- Trap 5 Y and 1 do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to that class of mouse-traps which are of circular shape, and consists in the peculiar attachment of an annular rim, of tin or other suitable metal, to awooden top, as will hereinafter more fully appear.

In the drawings- Figure l is a plan view of my invention, inverted;

Figure 2, a transverse section, through line x-x, iig. l and Figure 3, a side elevation of one of the inner partitions, detached.

To enable others skilled in the art to make andmuse my invention, I will now proceed to describe fully its construction and operation.

A represents the top, or cover of the trap, which is of circular form, and is provided vwith the -springs a, which operate in theusual manner.

B represents an annular rim, which is sunk into a corresponding groove, 11, around the lower side of the trap A, and is secured by suitable pins, or rivets al.V

The'riin B is provided around its lower edge with a wire, a2, for the purpose of strengthening the same, and joining the ends thereof.

C C represent circular orifices in the rim, which correspond with the springs a, and are separated from each other by the partitions c, which consist oi' strips of tin or other metal, provided on their upper edges with thc projections c', which are driven into the under side of the top, A, and secure the partitions c in place.

The advantages of this construction overthe ordinary wooden trap are, that it ismore durable, and easily constructed, and lighter. It is well known that wooden traps are liable to crack, and become otherwise injured by use.

I am well aware that traps have been employed with metal rims, but not in a circular form, nor attached in the same manner. I do not, therefore, claim, broadly, the idea of employing a metal band in mouse-traps; but

What I do claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- Y The trap described', consisting of the grooved cover A, annular rim B, and partitions c, the whole being constructed, combined, and arranged as described for the purpose set forth.

This specicationsigned and witnessed, this 11th day of February, 1869.

Witnesses: ANTHONY G. DAVIS.

z MYRON MCNEIL,

ORRIN Si STARR. 

